"There's nothing you can do but keep the car when the economy's as bad as it is and everything costs so much," Burns said.

Laying out the money, right now, for a new or used car is not an option, so she's holding on to it.

"Oh yeah, people are holding onto their cars a lot longer," said John Blamer of Blamer's Auto Repair.

Blamer sees it at his Milwaukee business. The third generation owner of Blamer's Auto Repair said they're seeing more higher-mileage cars, than in years past.

"We still work on cars that are from the 90s. I've been working on these cars since they bought them new in the 90s, and they're just keeping them. But also cars, you know 2008, 2009s they have over 100,000 on them, so people are really pounding on the miles," Blamer said.

Consumer Reports said with people holding onto their vehicles longer, there are fewer late model used cars for sale.

The magazine's online autos editor said with an increase of new car sales, there are a lot of used cars to choose from, but they tend to be older.

"The nearly new cars are commanding a premium price because of supply and demand there are fewer of them. But I think you can readily find great deals on older cars, say those that are at least four years old," Jeff Bartlett said.

Burns' car is 15 years old and counting. With 112,000 miles already on it, she's hoping there are many more ahead.

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